18th decennial Exposition of the sacred relics of Saint Francis Xavier which started on November 21, will end on January 4. According to Fr Falcao, prayers will begin at 9 am at Se Cathedral Church on January 5 (closing day of the Exposition). A procession with the relics will start at 9.30 am at the cathedral, where the veneration has been held. A mass will be celebrated after the relics are ceremoniously kept back inside Basilica of Bom Jesus. The mass will be presided over by Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao at the huge pandal put up outside the basilica.
Veneration of St Francis Xavier’s relics ends today
